The Fayette County homeowner whose house was destroyed during an hours-long standoff says her house is back to normal.

Norma Sherlock said her homeowner's insurance covered more than $67,000 worth of repairs needed after Donald Brown and his girlfriend, Jessica Phillips, broke into her home and held police at bay from inside Sept. 27.

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Phillips was only inside the Center Avenue home for a few minutes before running from the home and into police custody. She previously entered guilty pleas and was sentenced Friday to serve 7 to 14 years in prison.

"When they shot through the basement window, they shot my ducts off of my furnace. Oh, everything. All the canned goods and stuff...that had to be all thrown out and everything," Sherlock said of the damage caused by police and Brown, who committed suicide inside her home. "To shoot at state cops? I couldn't believe that," she said.

Sherlock said she spent nearly three months in a hotel while repairs were done to her home. "The happiest day of my life: Dec. 16, right on my 85th birthday. That's why it was nice to get home on my birthday," she said.

Sherlock added she has deep gratitude for everyone who helped her during that tumultuous period.